The Tucker Cemetery

This oldest cemetery in Pasco County has existed since before 1855. Thomas and Sarah Tucker settled in the area about 1842 and in 1845 planted the county's first orange grove. Family history records an earlier generation of Tuckers lived in ...

The University of Michigania

On September 24, 1817, the cornerstone for the University of Michigan's first building was laid near this spot.

Soon after the formation of the Michigan Territory in 1805, citizens and leaders of the state began calling for the creation of ...

The Paoli Memorial Association

Since 1896, the 22-acre tract that is the final resting place for the victims of the Paoli Massacre has been under the watchcare and protection of the Paoli Memorial Association. In 1896, a small group of citizens petitioned the Court ...

Moncure Daniel Conway / The Conway Colony

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Moncure Daniel Conway

Moncure Daniel Conway was born on March 17, 1832 in Stafford County, Virginia, the son of Walker Peyton and Margaret Daniel Conway. His father was a wealthy slaveholder and prominent state legislator and county court justice official ...

The Route of United States Army Despatch Riders / Confederate So

The Route of United States Army Despatch Riders

who entered Perry County through this pass, known as Sterrett's Gap (originally Croghan's Gap, named for George Croghan, pioneer trader and Indian intepreter), later crossing the Juniata River at Reider's Ferry (now Newport), ...

The Pam Callahan Nature Preserve

In tribute to and in memory of Pamela A. Callahan 1947 - 1993

Pam loved all aspects of nature and had a special feeling for these wetlands. She spearheaded a community effort to prevent this site from becoming yet another dense ...

Rear of the Camp

You are standing at the rear of the camp where the wagons were parked. The steeple of the Baptist Church marks the approximate location of Picket Post #3, which guarded the right flank.

Lieutenant Samuel Brady was with Picket #3: ...

Mathews Mill

An Ancient Mill Type

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Newport News was a small community located in Warwick County until late in the 19th century. Established as a town in 1880, it was incorporated as a city in 1896. Warwick County, one of the eight original ...

The Meeting House

On December 22, 1801, one acre on the north side of Bear Swamp was deeded for the use of the Baptist Society. Local tradition says that the meeting house which stood on this tract was built in 1780s and was ...

The Frank Lloyd Wright Campus of Florida Southern College

At Florida Southern College is located the largest collection of buildings on one site ever created by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of America's foremost architects. Wright's plan for the campus is the only tangible example of his community planning ideas, ...